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Posted November 29, 2008
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Mumbai, India
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Diamond By the Sea - Destructed
Why 11/27 India is like or more important than 9/11? Because the attackers chose a place which is an Historical Monument, the other "Taj". All of us need to know a little bit about Taj:
Did you ever knew:
1. The hotel was built by Jamshedji Tata, as a reaction to the "White' dominated Luxury Hotel, who did not alloow him to enter because he was an indian. The Building is a monumnet for those who protested the early 1900's racist mindset.
2. This was the first building to be lit by electricity in Mumbai
3. This is older than Gateway of India, built 20 years before gatway of India, Taj was the first sioght for the ships sailing to Mumbai.
4. During the World War I, the hotel served as a 600 bed hospital.
5. Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Sophia Lauren, Prince Cahrles...guest list is who is who in the History.
Now you know, why did they chose Taj Mahal Palace of India, the Monument of love in Mumbai.
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